Croatians Around Europe

Mateo Kovačić played all 90 minutes and received an 8.3 grade (FOTMOB) in Chelsea's 3-1 victory over Leicester City on Saturday. Kova scored a fantastic "karate kick" insurance goal from inside the box in the 78th minute to seal the victory for Chelsea. Goal.com conservatively gave Kovačić a 7-grade as he "Got Chelsea's third goal with a lovely finish and was on the ball a … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe Weekend #23: Kova w/ Karate Kick Goal, Gvardiol Scores In Perfect Match For Leipzig

Gone are the days of rotating mediocre right-backs like Tin Jedvaj, Karlo Bartolec, and Filip Uremović, praying one of them doesn't produce a costly mistake in an important match. Now Croatia has TWO in-form right-backs at two of the top three German clubs that are dropping elite performances in European competition week in and week out. Josip Stanišić has beat out … [Read more...] about What Was Once A Weakness Is Now A Strength

Champions League Rule #1 over the past decade: You can't win unless you have a Croatian on the squad! And that very well may still stand true for an unprecedented 11th straight season as the trend started with the 2013 Final when Mario Mandžukić and Bayern Munich slayed Borussia Dortmund in the 89'. Croatians could not have asked for a better week as 4/4 Vatreni (or … [Read more...] about 4/4 Croatians Make It To CL Quarters This Week

21 year-old former Istra and Osijek striker, Dion Drena Beljo, scored his first Bundesliga goal for Augsburg on Saturday...and boy was it a pretty one! In the 6th minute of the match, Augsburg defender Robert Gumny sent a high, looping clearance into the Werder Bremen half. Beljo would bring it down and turn on the jets. He made a run towards goal with two Bremen players … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe Weekend #22: Beljo Scores 1st Bundesliga Goal; Real Madrid Drop Points Without Modrić

The Croatians at Southampton have been having a disastrous 2023 in England...and it only got worse Wednesday night in the FA Cup 5th Round. It was supposed to be an easy day at the office as Premiership club Southampton hosted 4th division side Grimsby Town. A spot in the FA Cup quarterfinal round was on the line and Southampton expected to be there, even with their Premier … [Read more...] about Oršić, Southampton Bounced From FA Cup By 4th Division Side Grimsby Town, DCC Scores

Luka Modrić came off the bench in the 63rd minute Saturday and supplied an assist (off a corner) to help force a 1-1 draw against city rivals Atletico Madrid. Atletico played with 10 men from the 69' on. It wasn't the result Real were looking for in the La Liga title race, however, in a shock result on Sunday, Barcelona lost 1-0 to Almeria. That means the gap between the two … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe Weekend #21: Modrić Assists In Madrid Stalemate, Sosa Scores Again

What a sensational move by Croatian defender Josip Juranović this January transfer window; moving from the Scottish Premier League to the German Bundesliga. He's currently starting for the 3rd place team in the Bundesliga (Bayern, Dortmund, Union Berlin all tied on 43 points) and has now notched his first goal for Berlin Thursday night vs. Ajax in Europa League action. In the … [Read more...] about Juranović MOTM As Union Berlin Move Onto Europa League Round Of 16

Joško Gvardiol climbed the ladder in the 2nd half for RB Leipzig to make it 1-1 vs. City in the Champions League Round of 16 1st leg. The match would end that way with the return leg in England in 3 weeks. The 21 year-old Croatian defender received an underwhelming 6/10 grade for being "Poor defensively on more than one occasion, including when City took the lead, but scored … [Read more...] about Gvardiol Scores vs. Manchester City In 1-1 Champions League Draw!

Petar Musa came off the bench in the 84th minute for Benfica Monday night. In injury time, he headed home a perfect cross to score against his former Portugeuese club, Boavista, to seal a 3-1 victory for the league leaders. Benfica currently sit top of Portugal with a 5-point lead on 2nd place FC Porto with 13 matches remaining. With Croatia still thin up top in the #9 … [Read more...] about Musa Comes Off The Bench To Score For Benfica Against Former Club